# Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1981–82 to 1989–90

Opera North is an opera company based at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, England. This article covers the period between the severing of its ties with English National Opera and the departure of its founding music director David Lloyd-Jones.

## History

During this period, the newly independent company gave the world premiere of Wilfred Josephs's opera Rebecca, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and the Alfred Hitchcock film, as well as the British premieres of Ernst Krenek's Jonny spielt auf, Richard Strauss's Daphne and Verdi's Jérusalem, and the British professional premiere of Carl Nielsen's Maskarade. Jerome Kern's Show Boat, a collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, was the first of the company's excursions into American musical theatre. In addition, a number of productions of popular operas which had been borrowed from other companies were replaced by new productions.
Nicholas Payne, formerly of Welsh National Opera, replaced Graham Marchant as General Administrator in 1982, and David Lloyd-Jones's title changed from Music Director to Artistic Director. Guest conductors included Stephen Barlow, Nicholas Cleobury, Wyn Davies, Alan Hacker, Richard Hickox, Graeme Jenkins, Diego Masson, Ali Rahbari, Carlo Rizzi, Yan Pascal Tortelier. Notable singers for the company during the period included Josephine Barstow, Lesley Garrett, Jane Eaglen, Lynne Dawson, Sally Burgess, Wilhelmenia Fernandez (of Diva fame), Valerie Masterson, Pauline Tinsley, Felicity Palmer, William Lewis, John Mitchinson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Dennis O'Neill, Malcolm Donnelly, Jonathan Summers, David Wilson-Johnson, Sergei Leiferkus, Anthony Michaels-Moore, John Tomlinson, Philip Joll, Andrew Shore and Willard White.
Graham Vick's first major new opera production was ON's Così fan tutte in 1982. Other well-known directors who worked for the company during this period included Tim Albery, David Alden, John Copley, Anthony Besch, Robert Carsen, Martin Duncan, David Freeman, Peter Gill, Colin Graham, Ian Judge, Richard Jones (whose "scratch and sniff" production of The Love for Three Oranges was subsequently seen in London, the Netherlands and at New York City Opera), Steven Pimlott, Philip Prowse, David Pountney and Andrei Şerban.
As well as performances at Opera North's regular touring venues (Nottingham, Newcastle and Salford), the company took Jonny spielt auf to Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1984–85, Tamerlano to Halle and East Berlin for Handel's tercentenary in 1985, and Aida and The Midsummer Marriage to Wiesbaden in 1985–86.
In 1990, David Lloyd-Jones relinquished the position of Opera North's Artistic Director. In his twelve years with the company, he conducted 50 different operas by 31 different composers. His successor, Paul Daniel, who had conducted Jérusalem in 1990, took over as Music Director at the start of the 1990–91 season.

## Repertoire

Below is a list of main stage operas performed by the company during its early years as an independent entity.
| Season | Opera!!|Composer!!|Principal cast!!|Conductor!!|Director!!|Designer |
| 1981–82 | Carmen | Bizet | Gillian Knight (Carmen), Robert Ferguson (Don José), Michael Lewis (Escamillo), Barbara Walker (Micaela) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1981–82 | Macbeth | Verdi | John Rawnsley (Macbeth), Elizabeth Vaughan (Lady Macbeth), Anthony Roden (Macduff) | David Lloyd-Jones | Michael Geliot | John Gunter/ Sally Gardner |
| 1981–82 | Hänsel und Gretel | Humperdinck | Patricia Parker (Hansel), Laureen Livingstone (Gretel), Patricia Payne (Witch) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1981–82 | Orpheus in the Underworld | Offenbach | John Winfield (Orpheus), Patricia Cope (Euridice), Thomas Lawlor (Jupiter) | John Pryce-Jones /Roy Laughlin | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1981–82 | Rigoletto | Verdi | John Rawnsley/Terence Sharpe (Rigoletto), Robert Ferguson (Duke), Helen Field/Hilary Jackson (Gilda) | Robin Stapleton | Revival of 1979–80 production | Revival of 1979–80 production |
| 1981–82 | The Bartered Bride | Smetana | Marie Slorach (Mařenka), Arthur Davies (Jeník), Eric Garrett/Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Justin Lavender (Vašek) | David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Steven Pimlott | Stefanos Lazaridis |
| 1981–82 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Britten | Kevin Smith (Oberon), Nan Christie (Tytania), Stephen Rhys-Williams (Bottom), Ian Caley (Lysander), Barbara Walker (Helena), Fiona Kimm (Hermia), Christopher Booth-Jones (Demetrius) | Elgar Howarth | Ian Watt-Smith | Alexander McPherson |
| 1981–82 | Manon Lescaut | Puccini | Arlene Saunders (Manon), Benito Maresca (Des Grieux), Christian du Plessis (Lescaut) | David Lloyd-Jones | Christopher Renshaw | Bruno Santini |
| 1981–82 | Nabucco | Verdi | Pauline Tinsley (Abigaille), Norman Bailey (Nabucco), John Tranter (Zaccaria) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1979–80 production | Revival of 1979–80 production |
| 1981–82 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Eiddwen Harrhy (Fiordiligi), Patricia Parker (Dorabella), Robin Leggate (Ferrando), Robert Dean (Guglielmo), Kate Flowers (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) | David Lloyd-Jones | Graham Vick | Russell Craig |
| 1981–82 | Werther | Massenet | John Brecknock (Werther), Carol Wyatt (Charlotte), Lesley Garrett (Sophie) | Clive Timms | Steven Pimlott | Maria Björnson |
| 1981–82 | The Flying Dutchman | Wagner | Malcolm Donnelly, Anne Evans, John Tranter | Friedrich Pleyer | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1982–83 | Prince Igor | Borodin | Malcolm Donnelly (Igor), Margaret Curphey (Yaroslavna), Tom McDonnell (Galitsky), Roderick Kennedy (Khan Konchak) | David Lloyd-Jones | Steven Pimlott | Stefanos Lazaridis |
| 1982–83 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | William Shimell (Figaro), Lesley Garrett (Susanna), Stephen Roberts (Count), Margaret Neville (Countess), Elise Ross (Cherubino) | Richard Hickox | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1982–83 | Samson et Dalila | Saint-Saëns | Gilbert Py (Samson), Ann Howard (Dalila), Jonathan Summers (High Priest) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1982–83 | Madama Butterfly | Puccini | Elizabeth Vaughan (Butterfly), Kristian Johannsson (Pinkerton), Terence Sharpe (Sharpless), Maureen Morelle (Suzuki) | David Lloyd-Jones | John Copley | Robin Don |
| 1982–83 | La Cenerentola | Rossini | Della Jones (Cenerentola), John Brecknock/Richard Morton (Don Ramiro), ??? (Don Magnifico), Stuart Harling (Dandini), Rodney Macann (Alidoro) | Guido Amojne-Marsan /Roy Laughlin | Colin Graham | Roger Butlin |
| 1982–83 | The Tales of Hoffmann | Offenbach | David Hillman (Hoffmann), Suzanne Murphy (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella), Raimund Herincx (Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr Miracle, Dapertutto) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1980–81 production | Revival of 1980–81 production |
| 1982–83 | La bohème | Puccini | William Livingston (Rodolfo), Anne Williams-King (Mimi), William Shimell (Marcello), Maria Moll (Musetta) | David Lloyd-Jones | Revival of 1978–79 production | Revival of 1978–79 production |
| 1982–83 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | Christian du Plessis (Don Giovanni), Suzanne Murphy (Donna Anna), Eiddwen Harrhy (Donna Elvira), Roderick Earle (Leporello), Ian Thompson (Don Ottavio) | Clive Timms | Andrew Wickes | Maria Bjornson |
| 1982–83 | Káťa Kabanová | Janáček | Marie Slorach (Katya), Keith Mills (Boris), Bonaventura Bottone (Kudryash), Barbara Walker (Varvara), Judith Pierce (Kabanicha) | David Lloyd-Jones | Graham Vick | Stefanos Lazaridis |
| 1982–83 | Béatrice et Bénédict | Berlioz | Claire Powell (Beatrice), John Brecknock (Benedict), Eilene Hannan (Hero) | David Lloyd-Jones | David Alden | David Fielding |
| 1982–83 | L'elisir d'amore | Donizetti | Gillian Sullivan (Adina), Alexander Oliver/Bonaventura Bottone (Nemorino), Michael Rippon (Dulcamara), Gordon Sandison (Belcore) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1980–81 production | Revival of 1980–81 production |
| 1982–83 | Der Freischütz | Weber | John Mitchinson (Max), Margaret Curphey (Agathe), Malcolm Rivers (Caspar), Kate Flowers (Aennchen) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1980–81 production | Revival of 1980–81 production |
| 1983–84 | Die Fledermaus | J Strauss | Jonny Blanc (Eisenstein), Penelope Mackay (Rosalinda), Lynda Russell (Adele), Adrian Martin/Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo) | Clive Timms | Hans Hollman | John Gunter/ Sue Blane |
| 1983–84 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Marie Slorach (Fiordiligi), Cynthia Buchan (Dorabella), John Graham-Hall (Ferrando), Robert Dean/Geoffrey Dolton (Guglielmo), Elizabeth Gale (Despina), Rodney Macann (Don Alfonso) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1981–82 production | Revival of 1981–82 production |
| 1983–84 | Rebecca (world premiere) | Josephs | Gillian Sullivan (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) | David Lloyd-Jones | Colin Graham | Stefanos Lazaridis |
| 1983–84 | Il trovatore | Verdi | Natalia Rom (Leonora), Eduardo Alvares (Manrico), Cynthia Buchan (Azucena), James Dietsch (Count di Luna) | Yan Pascal Tortelier | Andrei Şerban | Michael Yeargan |
| 1983–84 | Eugene Onegin | Tchaikovsky | Eilene Hannan (Tatyana), Jonathan Summers (Onegin), Robin Leggate (Lensky), Fiona Kimm (Olga) | David Lloyd-Jones | Graham Vick | Roger Butlin |
| 1983–84 | The Cunning Little Vixen | Janáček | Helen Field (Vixen), Willard White (Forester), Gordon Christie (Fox), Neil Jenkins (Schoolmaster), Thomas Lawlor (Priest) | Wyn Davies | David Pountney | Maria Björnson |
| 1983–84 | Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Felicity Palmer (Orfeo), Patricia Rozario (Euridice), Cathryn Pope (Amor) | David Lloyd-Jones | Philip Prowse | Philip Prowse |
| 1983–84 | Tosca | Puccini | Valerie Popova (Tosca), Kristian Johannsson (Cavaradossi), Brent Ellis (Scarpia) | John Pryce-Jones | Andrew Wickes | Andrew Wickes |
| 1983–84 | The Bartered Bride | Smetana | Eiddwen Harrhy (Mařenka), Lawrence Dale (Jeník), Thomas Lawlor (Kecal), Mark Curtis (Vašek) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1981–82 production | Revival of 1981–82 production |
| 1983–84 | Salome | R Strauss | Penelope Daner (Salome), Philip Joll (Jokanaan), Nigel Douglas (Herod), Della Jones (Herodias) | David Lloyd-Jones | Joachim Herz | Rudolf Heinrich |
| 1983–84 | A Village Romeo and Juliet | Delius | Peter Jeffes (Sali), Anne Williams-King (Vrenchen), David Wilson-Johnson (The Dark Fiddler) | Nicholas Cleobury | Robert Carsen | Russell Craig/ John Fraser |
| 1983–84 | Madama Butterfly | Puccini | Mani Mekler (Butterfly), Franco Farina (Pinkerton), Rodney Macann (Sharpless), Anne Mason (Suzuki) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1982–83 production | Revival of 1982–83 production |
| 1983–84 | The Threepenny Opera | Weill | Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) | John Pryce-Jones | Philip Prowse | Philip Prowse |
| 1984–85 | Cavalleria rusticana | Mascagni | Phyllis Cannan/Jane Eaglen (Santuzza), Frederick Donaldson (Turiddu) | David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Steven Pimlott | Raimonda Gaetani |
| 1984–85 | Pagliacci | Leoncavallo | Angelo Marengi (Canio), Kate Flowers (Nedda), Florian Cerny (Tonio) | David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Steven Pimlott | Raimonda Gaetani |
| 1984–85 | Nabucco | Verdi | Elizabeth Vaughan (Abigaille), Jonathan Summers (Nabucco), Giovanni Gusmeroli (Zaccaria) | Elgar Howarth/ John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1979–80 production | Revival of 1979–80 production |
| 1984–85 | Jonny spielt auf (British premiere) | Krenek | Jonathan Sprague (Jonny), Kenneth Woollam (Max), Penelope Mackay (Anita), Gillian Sullivan (Anita) | David Lloyd-Jones | Anthony Besch | John Stoddart |
| 1984–85 | The Magic Flute | Mozart | Lawrence Dale (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Alan Watt (Papageno), Geoffrey Moses (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) | Peter Hirsch | Graham Vick | Russell Craig |
| 1984–85 | The Gondoliers | Sullivan | Beverley Mills/Louise Winter (Tessa), Gordon Christie (Marco), Peter Savidge (Giuseppe), Gillian Sullivan (Gianetta) | David Lloyd-Jones /Anthony Shelley | Christopher Renshaw | Tim Goodchild |
| 1984–85 | The Threepenny Opera | Weill | Peter Savidge (Macheath), Beverley Mills (Polly), Eiddwen Harrhy (Jenny Diver), Mark Lufton (Peachum), Clare Moll (Mrs Peachum) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1983–84 production | Revival of 1983–84 production |
| 1984–85 | La traviata | Verdi | Helen Field/Natalia Rom (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Jonathan Summers (Germont) | Roderick Brydon | François Rochaix | Jean-Claude Maret |
| 1984–85 | Tamerlano | Handel | Felicity Palmer (Tamburlaine), Richard Morton (Bajazet), Sally Burgess (Andronicus), Eiddwen Harrhy (Asteria), Wendy Vercoe (Irene) | Clive Timms | Philip Prowse | Philip Prowse |
| 1984–85 | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Wagner | Michael Burt (Sachs), Denes Striny (Walther), Nicholas Folwell (Beckmesser) Marie Slorach (Eva), Bonaventura Bottone (David), John Tranter (Pogner) | David Lloyd-Jones /Clive Timms | Ladislav Stros | Vladímir Nyvlt/ Josef Jelínek |
| 1984–85 | Il trovatore | Verdi | Wilhelmenia Fernandez (Leonora), Gordon Greer (Manrico), Patricia Payne (Azucena), Keith Latham (Count di Luna) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1983–84 production | Revival of 1983–84 production |
| 1984–85 | Werther | Massenet | Tibère Raffalli (Werther), Cynthia Buchan (Charlotte), Patricia Rozario (Sophie) | Yan Pascal Tortelier | Revival of 1981–82 production | Revival of 1981–82 production |
| 1985–86 | I puritani | Bellini | Dennis O'Neill (Arturo), Suzanne Murphy (Elvira), Donald Maxwell (Riccardo), Roderick Earle (Giorgio) | Clive Timms | Andrei Şerban | Michael Yeargan |
| 1985–86 | The Magic Flute | Mozart | Richard Morton (Tamino), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Pamina), Henry Newman (Papageno), Stephen Richardson (Sarastro), Evelyn Nicholson (Queen of the Night) | Martin Fischer-Dieskau | Revival of 1984–85 production | Revival of 1984–85 production |
| 1985–86 | The Midsummer Marriage | Tippett | Rita Cullis (Jenifer), Donald Stephenson (Mark), Peter Jeffes (Jack), Patricia O’Neill (Bella), Philip Joll (King Fisher), Penelope Walker (Sosostris) | David Lloyd-Jones | Tim Albery | Tom Cairns/ Antony McDonald |
| 1985–86 | La fanciulla del West | Puccini | Mary Jane Johnson (Minnie), John Treleaven (Dick Johnson), Malcolm Donnelly (Jack Rance) | David Lloyd-Jones | David Pountney | Günther Schneider-Siemssen |
| 1985–86 | The Golden Cockerel | Rimsky- Korsakov | Andrew Shore (King Dodon), Elizabeth Gale (Queen of Shemakha), Justin Lavender (Astrologer), Bronwen Mills (Cockerel) | Alexander Rahbari | David Pountney | Maria Björnson/ Sue Blane |
| 1985–86 | La traviata | Verdi | Natalia Rom/Helen Field (Violetta), Adrian Martin (Alfredo), Donald Maxwell (Germont) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1984–85 production | Revival of 1984–85 production |
| 1985–86 | The Mikado | Sullivan | Harry Nicoll (Nanki-Poo), Kate Flowers (Yum-Yum), Alan Oke (Ko-Ko), Thomas Lawlor (Pooh-Bah), John Tranter (The Mikado) | Clive Timms | Christopher Renshaw | Tim Goodchild |
| 1985–86 | Aida | Verdi | Wilhelminia Fernandez/Valerie Popova (Aida), Frederick Donaldson/Seppo Ruohonen (Radames), Sally Burgess/Linda Finnie (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) | David Lloyd-Jones John Pryce-Jones | Philip Prowse | Philip Prowse |
| 1985–86 | Intermezzo | R Strauss | Peter Savidge (Robert Storch), Rita Cullis (Christine), Harry Nicoll (Baron Lummer) | Stephen Barlow | John Cox | Martin Battersby |
| 1985–86 | The Rake's Progress | Stravinsky | Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tom Rakewell), William Shimmell (Nick Shadow), Jane Leslie Mackenzie (Ann Trulove) | Roderick Brydon | François Rochaix | Jean-Claude Maret |
| 1985–86 | Faust | Gounod | Jerome Pruett (Faust), Valerie Masterson (Marguerite), John Tomlinson (Méphistophélès), Keith Latham (Valentin) | Clive Timms | Ian Judge | John Gunter/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1985–86 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | Peter Savidge (Don Giovanni), Christine Teare (Donna Anna), Kathryn Harries (Donna Elvira), Nicholas Folwell (Leporello), Glenn Winslade (Don Ottavio) Linda Kitchen (Zerlina) | David Lloyd-Jones | Tim Albery | Maria Björnson/ Antony McDonald |
| 1986–87 | Les Troyens (part 1: The Capture of Troy) | Berlioz | Kristine Ciesinski (Cassandra), Ronald Hamilton (Aeneas), Richard Salter (Chorebus) | David Lloyd-Jones | Tim Albery | Antony McDonald /Tom Cairns |
| 1986–87 | Madama Butterfly | Puccini | Natalia Rom (Butterfly), Arthur Davies/Frederick Donaldson (Pinkerton), Keith Latham (Sharpless), Claire Primrose (Suzuki) | Rico Saccani | Sally Day | Robin Don |
| 1986–87 | The Barber of Seville | Rossini | Peter Savidge (Figaro), Beverley Mills (Rosina), Harry Nicoll (Almaviva), David Wilson-Johnson (Dr Bartolo) | Clive Timms | Giles Havergal | Russell Craig |
| 1986–87 | La bohème | Puccini | Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Eirian Davies/Lynne Dawson (Mimi), William Shimmell/Anthony Michaels-Moore (Marcello), Anna Steiger/Roisin McGibbon (Musetta) | Elgar Howarth/ Clive Timms | David Freeman | David Roger |
| 1986–87 | Norma | Bellini | Monica Pick-Hieronimi (Norma), Eiddwen Harrhy (Adalgisa), Frederick Donaldson (Pollione) | Clive Timms | Andrei Şerban | Michael Yeargan |
| 1986–87 | Oedipus rex | Stravinsky | Anthony Roden (Oedipus), Della Jones (Jocasta), Keith Latham (Creon), John Tranter (Tiresias) | David Lloyd-Jones | Revival of 1980–81 production | Revival of 1980–81 production |
| 1986–87 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart | Sally Wolf (Konstanze), Lawrence Dale/Jerome Pruett (Belmonte), Tom Haenan (Osmin), Elizabeth Gale/Bronwen Mills (Blonde), Bonaventura Bottone (Pedrillo) | Tomasz Bugaj | Graham Vick | Kevin Rupnik |
| 1986–87 | La traviata | Verdi | Sheri Greenawald (Violetta), Jerome Pruett/Patrick Power, Keith Latham (Germont) | John Pryce-Jones | Revival of 1984–85 production | Revival of 1984–85 production |
| 1986–87 | Daphne (British premiere) | R Strauss | Helen Field (Daphne), William Lewis (Apollo), Peter Jeffes (Leukippos) | David Lloyd-Jones | Philip Prowse | Philip Prowse |
| 1987–88 | Les Troyens (part 2: The Trojans at Carthage) | Berlioz | Sally Burgess (Dido), William Lewis (Aeneas), Patricia Bardon (Anna) | David Lloyd-Jones | Tim Albery | Tom Cairns/ Antony McDonald |
| 1987–88 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Robert Hayward (Figaro), Helen Field (Susanna), Peter Savidge (Count), Iva-Maria Turri (Countess), Beverley Mills (Cherubino) | Stephen Barlow | Peter Gill | Alison Chitty |
| 1987–88 | Macbeth | Verdi | Brent Ellis/Keith Latham (Macbeth), Josephine Barstow (Lady Macbeth) | John Pryce-Jones | Ian Judge | John Gunter/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1987–88 | Carmen | Bizet | Cynthia Buchan (Carmen), Dennis O’Neill/Edmund Barham/Arthur Davies (Don José), Anthony Michaels-Moore/Donald Maxwell (Escamillo), Marie Slorach (Micaela) | Alexander Rahbari /Clive Timms /Anthony Jenner | Richard Jones | Nigel Lowery |
| 1987–88 | Rebecca | Josephs | Anne Williams-King (The second Mrs de Winter), Peter Knapp (Maxim de Winter), Ann Howard (Mrs Danvers) | David Lloyd-Jones | Revival of 1983–84 production | Revival of 1983–84 production |
| 1987–88 | The Merry Widow | Lehár | Kathryn Harries/Vivian Tierney (Hanna Glawari), Peter Savidge (Danilo), Andrea Bolton (Valencienne), Paul Nilon (Camille), Thomas Lawlor (Baron Zeta) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1979–80 production | Revival of 1979–80 production |
| 1987–88 | Káťa Kabanová | Janáček | Eiddwen Harrhy (Katya), Edmund Barham (Boris), Paul Nilon (Kudryash), Louise Winter (Varvara), Catherine Wilson (Kabanicha) | Elgar Howarth | Revival of 1982–83 production | Revival of 1982–83 production |
| 1987–88 | Tosca | Puccini | Mary Jane Johnson/Valerie Popova (Tosca), John Treleaven (Cavaradossi), Sergei Leiferkus (Scarpia) | Clive Timms | Ian Judge | Gerard Howland/ Ann Curtis |
| 1987–88 | Fidelio | Beethoven | Janice Cairns (Leonore), Jeffrey Lawton (Florestan), Donald Maxwell (Pizarro), Mark Munkittrick (Rocco) | David Lloyd-Jones /Roy Laughlin | Michael McCarthy | Peter Mumford |
| 1988–89 | The Love for Three Oranges | Prokofiev | Peter Jeffes (The Prince), Paul Harrhy (Truffaldino), Andrew Shore/Robert Poulton (Leander), Pauline Tinsley (Fata Morgana) | David Lloyd-Jones | Richard Jones | The Brothers Quay /Sue Blane |
| 1988–89 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti | Valerie Masterson (Lucia), Jorge Pita/Ingus Peterson (Edgardo), Keith Latham (Enrico) | Clive Timms | David Gann | Ultz/ Stephen Rodwell |
| 1988–89 | La bohème | Puccini | Adrian Martin (Rodolfo), Joan Rodgers (Mimi), Peter Savidge (Marcello), Marie Angel (Musetta) | Diego Masson | Revival of 1986–87 production | Revival of 1986–87 production |
| 1988–89 | Les pêcheurs de perles | Bizet | Arthur Davies/Adrian Martin (Nadir), Sergei Leiferkus/Keith Latham (Zurga), Anne Dawson (Leila) | David Lloyd-Jones | Philip Prowse/ Sally Day | Philip Prowse |
| 1988–89 | Aida | Verdi | Janice Cairns (Aida), John Treleaven (Radames), Sally Burgess (Amneris), Keith Latham (Amonasro) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1985–86 production | Revival of 1985–86 production |
| 1988–89 | The Flying Dutchman | Wagner | Donald Maxwell (The Dutchman), Kristine Ciesinski (Senta), David Gwynne (Daland), Jeffrey Lawton (Erik) | Jacek Kaspszyk | Stephen Medcalf | Lez Brotherston |
| 1988–89 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Anthony Michaels-Moore (Figaro), Judith Howarth (Susanna), Peter Savidge/Geoffrey Dolton (Count), Ida-Maria Turri (Countess), Linda Kitchen (Cherubino) | Elgar Howarth | Revival of 1987–78 production | Revival of 1987–78 production |
| 1988–89 | Manon | Massenet | Helen Field (Manon), Patrick Power (Des Grieux), Lescaut (Geoffrey Dolton) | Clive Timms | Richard Jones | Richard Hudson |
| 1988–89 | Boris Godunov | Mussorgsky | John Tomlinson (Boris), Edmund Barham (Grigory), Kim Begley (Shuisky), Sean Rea (Pimen) | David Lloyd-Jones | Ian Judge | Russell Craig/ Deidre Clancy |
| 1989–90 | Peter Grimes | Britten | John Treleaven (Peter Grimes), Marie Slorach (Ellen Orford), Malcolm Donnelly (Balstrode) | David Lloyd-Jones /Roy Laughlin | Ronald Eyre | Mark Thompson |
| 1989–90 | Tosca | Puccini | Mary Jane Johnson/Edith Davis/Janice Cairns (Tosca), Edmund Barham (Cavaradossi), Donald Maxwell/Keith Latham (Scarpia) | Carlo Rizzi | Revival of 1987–78 production | Revival of 1987–78 production |
| 1989–90 | La finta giardiniera | Mozart | Anne Dawson (Sandrina), Paul Nilon (Belfiore), Nigel Robson (Podestà), Peter Savidge (Nardo), Linda Kitchen (Serpetta) Katherine Steffan (Ramiro) | Alan Hacker | Tim Albery | Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | Show Boat | Kern | Linda Kitchen (Magnolia), Peter Savidge (Ravenal), Sally Burgess (Julie), Karla Burns/Ellia English (Queenie), Bruce Hubbard/José Garcia (Joe), Trevor Peacock (Cap’n Andy), Dilys Laye (Parthy) | Graeme Jenkins /Wyn Davies | Ian Judge | Russell Craig/ Alexander Reid |
| 1989–90 | The Barber of Seville | Rossini | Russell Smythe (Figaro), Clare Shearer (Rosina), Neill Archer (Almaviva), Andrew Shore (Dr Bartolo) | Marco Guidarini | Revival of 1986–87 production | Revival of 1986–87 production |
| 1989–90 | Don Pasquale | Donizetti | Andrew Shore/Roger Bryson (Pasquale), Adrian Martin (Ernesto), Juliet Booth/Judith Howarth (Norina), Robert Hayward (Malatesta) | David Lloyd-Jones /Hilary Griffiths | Patrick Mason | Joe Vaněk |
| 1989–90 | Jérusalem (British premiere) | Verdi | Arthur Davies (Gaston), José Garcia (Roger), Janice Cairns (Hélène), Keith Latham (Count of Toulouse) | Paul Daniel/ Roy Laughlin | Pierre Audi | Michael Simon/ Jorge Jara |
| 1989–90 | L'heure espagnole | Ravel | Louise Winter (Concepción), Jason Howard (Ramiro), Harry Nicoll (Gonzalve), Andrew Shore (Don Inigo Gomez) | David Lloyd-Jones | Martin Duncan | Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | Gianni Schicchi | Puccini | Andrew Shore (Schicchi), David Maxwell-Anderson (Rinuccio), Juliet Booth (Lauretta) | David Lloyd-Jones | Martin Duncan | Tom Cairns |
| 1989–90 | Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Sally Burgess (Orfeo), Jane-Leslie Mackenzie (Euridice), Claire Daniels (Amor) | Clive Timms | Revival of 1983–84 production | Revival of 1983–84 production |
| 1989–90 | Maskarade (British professional premiere) | Nielsen | Paul Nilon (Leander), Mary Hegarty (Leonora), Geoffrey Dolton (Henrik), Meriel Dickinson (Magdelone), Clive Bayley (Jeronimus) | Elgar Howarth | Helena Kaut-Howson | Lez Brotherston |

## Sources

* Leeks, Stuart, ed. (2003). Opera North @ 25. Leeds: Opera North.